The Secret Life of Prisons

By Prison Radio Association

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The Secret Life of Prisons is produced by a charity, the Prison Radio Association. To make a donation please visit prison.radio/donate. The podcast tells the hidden stories from behind bars. Paula Harriott is Chief Executive of Unlock. She spent time in prison and now works to help those who have been to prison to contribute to the debate around crime and justice. Phil Maguire is the Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association. He's worked in prisons for two decades and received an OBE for services to radio.

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Episode Date
Your questions answered | David Breakspear and Dr. Ruth Armstrong
Jul 07, 2025
The Future of Probation: Part 3 | Martin Jones CBE, Professor Nicola Carr and Dr. Matthew Millings
Jun 30, 2025
Windrush | James Batchelor and Colin McFarlane
Jun 16, 2025
Holloway | Tamar and Daisy-May Hudson
Jun 09, 2025
Life on licence | Zak Addae-Kodua and Cecilia Goodwin
Jun 02, 2025
How to run a festival in a prison | David Kendall and Jailhouse Moose
May 26, 2025
*Emergency Podcast* The Independent Sentencing Review | David Shipley
May 22, 2025
The extreme far-right in prison | Nigel Bromage and Graham Finochio
May 19, 2025
To fix the filing cabinet or the person? | Cherie Blair KC and Kate Morrissey
May 12, 2025
The Prison Philosophers | Andy West and Ray Smith
May 05, 2025
The HMP Brixton Half Marathon
Apr 28, 2025
Justice vs the culture wars | Your questions answered
Apr 14, 2025
We've visited a *lot* of prisons | Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker and Arthur Hagues
Apr 07, 2025
Who was Chris Tchaikovsky? | Kate Fraser and Deborah Coles
Mar 31, 2025
Disclosure and barring | Peter Lewis and Penelope Gibbs
Mar 24, 2025
Visits | Faye Dunn and Mo
Mar 17, 2025
Finding the common ground | Alice Dawnay and Kam
Mar 10, 2025
Why me? | Khamran Uddin and Keeva Baxter
Mar 03, 2025
The culture of sentencing | David Gauke
Feb 24, 2025
Talent development | Richie Makepeace and Nancy Prentice
Feb 17, 2025
The most serious development in decades | Michael Kennedy and Ian Vandersluys
Feb 10, 2025
Diagnosis | Scout Tzofiya Bolton and Michelle Walsh
Feb 03, 2025
Sentencing: A Primer | Tim Owen KC
Jan 27, 2025
Telling stories | Mickey Dehara and Max Porter
Jan 20, 2025
Moral blindness | Jamie Bennett and Andrew Morris
Jan 13, 2025
Prison in numbers | Dr. Kimmett Edgar
Jan 06, 2025
Spending Christmas outside San Quentin | Greg Eskridge and Eli Wirtschafter
Dec 23, 2024
Outside the Old Bailey
Dec 16, 2024
I disappeared for seven years | Sarah Moore and Sonya Ruparel
Dec 09, 2024
Six people who were in prison and now work in radio | Ali, Jules, Nico, Garth, Faye ... plus Paula
Dec 02, 2024
Parenting from behind bars | Sean Henry
Nov 25, 2024
What I Learned About Prison in Iran | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gives the Longford Lecture 2024
Nov 18, 2024
I lost 18 stone in prison | Tyler Voase and Samy Ali
Nov 11, 2024
What can we learn about the future of criminal justice from the budget? | Matthew Torbitt and Ben Zaranko
Nov 04, 2024
Seven years in the seg | Dwaine Patterson and Claire Salama
Oct 28, 2024
Prisons and the press | David Shipley and Danny Shaw
Oct 21, 2024
My probation officer is also my colleague! | Simon Madu and Danielle Bond
Oct 14, 2024
From Cell to CEO | Paula Harriott
Oct 07, 2024
The Secret Life of Prisons visits the Labour Party Conference | Paul Mason and Faye Dunn
Sep 30, 2024
Being diagnosed with cancer in prison | Tony, Marion Misselbrook and Professor Jo Armes
Sep 23, 2024
Hold or Fold | Ben Jones and Steve Girling
Sep 16, 2024
Food in women's prisons | Libby and Dr. Erin Power
Sep 09, 2024
What does the country think about prisons?
Sep 02, 2024
Lessons from a former Prisons Minister | Rory Stewart
Aug 26, 2024
The Secret Life of Lifers | Part 2
Aug 19, 2024
The Secret Life of Lifers | Part 1
Aug 12, 2024
The future of probation: Part 2 | Professor Nicola Carr and Dr. Matthew Millings
Aug 05, 2024
Prisons under Starmer | Lord Ken Macdonald KC
Jul 29, 2024
Violence on prison wings | Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker and Conroy Harris
Jul 22, 2024
The future of probation: Part 1 | Lol Burke and Caroline
Jul 15, 2024
Miscarriages of Justice | Andrew Malkinson and Emily Bolton
Jul 08, 2024
Five big asks for the next government | Anne Fox
Jul 01, 2024
James Phillips: National Prison Radio's Rock Show legend | Ollie Brookes and Scout Tzofiya Bolton
Jun 24, 2024
Five pieces of advice for the next government | Andi Brierley
Jun 17, 2024
Being released homeless | Michael Sloane and Matt Gannon
Jun 10, 2024
Five things to look out for at the general election | Dominic Grieve, former Attorney General
Jun 03, 2024
From prison to law school | Chris Walters and Peter Stanford
May 27, 2024
The economics of prison | Grace Blakeley and Vicky Pryce
May 20, 2024
Five things to look out for at the general election | Louisa James, Political Correspondent for Good Morning Britain
May 13, 2024
National Prison Radio at the ARIAS | Ali Ali and Lady Unchained
May 09, 2024
The prison officer | Gen Glaister and Nathan Parker
May 06, 2024
Behaviour and culture in prisons | Marc Conway and Charlie Taylor
Apr 29, 2024
Bereavement behind bars | The Rev Phil Chadder and Richie
Apr 22, 2024
How do you plead? | Sarah Magill and Louis
Apr 15, 2024
Prisoners Abroad | Chris Stacey and Sophie
Apr 08, 2024
Hilary vs the Home Office | Hilary Ineomo-Marcus and Miranda Sawyer
Apr 01, 2024
Getting released with a friend on your leg | Scout Tzofiya Bolton, Danny Herbert and Patrick Connelly
Mar 25, 2024
How to get a criminal record without even realising | Tristan Kirk and Dr Jo Easton
Mar 18, 2024
Urgent Notification | Andrea Coomber KC and Sobanan Narenthiran
Mar 11, 2024
The Secret Life of Prisons is going Weekly | Starts Monday
Mar 08, 2024
Christmas Special | Rory Stewart Live at Church House, London | Longford Lecture 2023
Dec 25, 2023
Behind the Crime | Dr. Sally Tilt and Dr. Kerensa Hocken
Dec 21, 2023
Making Time series 2 | Jimmy McGovern and Helen Black
Dec 11, 2023
Down, Not Out S2 Ep3: Women and Homelessness
Dec 07, 2023
Down, Not Out S2 Ep2: Foreign Nationals and Homelessness
Nov 28, 2023
Down, Not Out S2 Ep1: The Care System and Homelessness
Nov 15, 2023
Down, Not Out Ep3: What are the solutions to homelessness?
Mar 30, 2023
Down, Not Out Ep2: Do you have to be homeless to be homeless?
Mar 30, 2023
Down, Not Out Ep1: What is the daily reality of homelessness?
Mar 30, 2023
Christmas Special: Lady Unchained *live* at Libreria, December 2022
Dec 21, 2022
Life After Prison
Oct 16, 2022
Using video calls to 'do family' across prison walls
Jun 13, 2022
The story of Ear Hustle
Dec 06, 2021
How to create your way out of prison
Nov 29, 2021
Making Time: Jimmy McGovern
Nov 22, 2021
No Choices Without Chances: George the Poet
Nov 15, 2021
The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 2
Nov 08, 2021
The Secret Life of Lifers: Part 1
Nov 01, 2021
Starts Monday: Series 3 of The Secret Life of Prisons
Oct 30, 2021
New Year
Dec 31, 2020
Christmas Inside
Dec 24, 2020
Future Prison
Dec 17, 2020
On Hold
Dec 14, 2020
Two Peas in a Pad
Dec 10, 2020
Letters to Myself
Dec 07, 2020
A sneak listen to National Prison Radio
Nov 27, 2020
25 Days in April: Part 2
Sep 17, 2020
25 Days In April: Part 1
Sep 10, 2020
Coming soon: all new Secret Life of Prisons
Sep 09, 2020
Echoes
May 29, 2020
Coming this Friday: Echoes
May 27, 2020
The Secret Life of Prisons: Lockdown Special
May 22, 2020
Brand new episode: Lockdown Special coming up this Friday
May 20, 2020
The Secret Life of Prisons Longford Lecture Special
Nov 25, 2019
The Secret Life of Prisons Episode 4: The Release
Sep 30, 2019
The Secret Life of Prisons Episode 3: The Visit
Sep 30, 2019
The Secret Life of Prisons Episode 2: The Cell
Sep 30, 2019
The Secret Life of Prisons Episode 1: The Arrival
Sep 30, 2019